2015 College Average Punt Return Allowed Leaders
Return yards allowed divided by punts returned. It shows how well a punter and his coverage team contain returners.
Lower is better. Only punters with enough returns are ranked. In 2015, Austin Seibert (0.7) topped college football punters in average punt return allowed, ahead of Ryan Nowicki (1.3) and Worth Gregory (1.3). 117 punters qualify (minimum 10 returns). The median qualified punter had 7.2.
Final 2015 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Avg ret | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | 0.7 | 51 | 42.4 | 41.6 | 22 | 44% | 4% | 54% | +10.0 |
| 2 | Ryan Nowicki | Georgia Southern | 1.3 | 29 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 16 | 55% | 7% | 38% | −0.2 |
| 3 | Worth Gregory | East Carolina | 1.3 | 60 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 34 | 56% | 10% | 22% | +17.6 |
| 4 | Alex Howell | Boston College | 1.7 | 92 | 41.7 | 39.8 | 33 | 36% | 7% | 21% | +14.1 |
| 5 | Hunter Niswander | Northwestern | 1.7 | 78 | 38.3 | 37.5 | 23 | 29% | 3% | 37% | −2.6 |
| 6 | Logan Piper | Houston | 2.1 | 57 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 24 | 43% | 5% | 32% | +7.5 |
| 7 | Joshua Appleby | Louisville | 2.4 | 63 | 40.2 | 38.2 | 28 | 44% | 5% | 51% | +1.0 |
| 8 | A.J. Hughes | Virginia Tech | 2.5 | 66 | 43.0 | 39.7 | 22 | 33% | 14% | 27% | +6.1 |
| 9 | A.J. Cole III | NC State | 2.6 | 61 | 42.1 | 39.4 | 28 | 46% | 10% | 34% | +9.7 |
| 10 | Ethan Perry | TCU | 2.7 | 61 | 39.2 | 37.4 | 27 | 44% | 7% | 31% | +1.9 |
| 11 | Mitch Bonnstetter | Ohio | 2.9 | 62 | 38.8 | 36.9 | 26 | 42% | 6% | 36% | −2.7 |
| 12 | Ethan Wood | Wyoming | 2.9 | 67 | 41.8 | 40.1 | 24 | 37% | 5% | 11% | +8.4 |
| 13 | Will Monday | Duke | 3.1 | 60 | 43.6 | 38.6 | 29 | 48% | 22% | 25% | +9.3 |
| 14 | Zach Paul | Akron | 3.1 | 71 | 41.2 | 37.3 | 24 | 35% | 12% | 19% | +2.9 |
| 15 | Drew Riggleman | Arizona | 3.1 | 49 | 44.8 | 41.1 | 21 | 43% | 12% | 6% | +9.0 |
| 16 | Johnny Townsend | Florida | 3.2 | 79 | 44.9 | 42.7 | 34 | 43% | 5% | 33% | +23.6 |
| 17 | Justin Wain | UConn | 3.3 | 70 | 37.9 | 35.2 | 21 | 30% | 7% | 49% | −7.2 |
| 18 | Nick O'Toole | West Virginia | 3.4 | 65 | 45.7 | 40.8 | 28 | 43% | 22% | 27% | +17.6 |
| 19 | Ryan Winslow | Pittsburgh | 3.5 | 61 | 41.2 | 37.8 | 22 | 36% | 11% | 39% | +4.0 |
| 20 | Arthur Hart | Charlotte | 3.5 | 75 | 38.6 | 36.8 | 22 | 29% | 4% | 47% | −12.4 |
| 21 | Michael Dickson | Texas | 3.5 | 77 | 41.3 | 39.6 | 23 | 31% | 8% | 43% | +5.7 |
| 22 | Cameron Johnston | Ohio State | 3.6 | 55 | 44.1 | 40.8 | 22 | 40% | 13% | 36% | +11.6 |
| 23 | Zack Rogers | New Mexico | 4.2 | 64 | 41.6 | 39.8 | 21 | 33% | 3% | 30% | +8.4 |
| 24 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | 4.3 | 63 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 23 | 37% | 13% | 24% | −4.4 |
| 25 | Colin Downing | Iowa State | 4.5 | 53 | 40.9 | 38.6 | 21 | 39% | 2% | 38% | −3.1 |
| 26 | Dalton Parks | Tulsa | 4.7 | 63 | 41.0 | 38.4 | 23 | 37% | 8% | 47% | +4.4 |
| 27 | Jake Hartbarger | Michigan State | 5.0 | 48 | 42.1 | 37.4 | 22 | 49% | 16% | 24% | +1.8 |
| 28 | JK Scott | Alabama | 5.1 | 57 | 44.2 | 38.4 | 21 | 38% | 15% | 24% | +4.0 |
| 29 | Zach Sinor | Oklahoma State | 5.2 | 68 | 40.3 | 38.0 | 30 | 45% | 4% | 38% | +5.5 |
| 30 | Ron Coluzzi | Central Michigan | 5.4 | 59 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 18 | 33% | 5% | 37% | −4.6 |
| 31 | Alex Tardieu | Army | 5.5 | 50 | 40.2 | 38.0 | 15 | 30% | 4% | 31% | +0.2 |
| 32 | Sean Wale | Boise State | 5.5 | 51 | 42.2 | 38.3 | 24 | 46% | 10% | 41% | +7.1 |
| 33 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | 5.5 | 37 | 47.2 | 43.4 | 9 | 24% | 11% | 30% | +11.6 |
| 34 | Alex Kinney | Colorado | 5.6 | 66 | 40.1 | 38.5 | 26 | 47% | 2% | 28% | +2.7 |
| 35 | Steven Coutts | Louisiana | 5.6 | 59 | 42.4 | 39.2 | 23 | 38% | 7% | 41% | +5.5 |
| 36 | Stone Wilson | Florida International | 5.6 | 42 | 40.5 | 38.3 | 9 | 25% | 6% | 40% | +0.7 |
| 37 | Andy Teasdall | Clemson | 5.7 | 58 | 39.0 | 37.5 | 19 | 33% | 0% | 36% | −3.8 |
| 38 | Tanner Blain | San Diego State | 5.7 | 73 | 40.6 | 37.0 | 29 | 40% | 11% | 28% | +5.5 |
| 39 | Tyler Williams | Marshall | 5.8 | 68 | 44.3 | 40.0 | 32 | 47% | 13% | 22% | +14.3 |
| 40 | Will Gleeson | Ole Miss | 5.8 | 41 | 40.5 | 38.0 | 14 | 35% | 3% | 35% | −1.6 |
| 41 | Satchel Ziffer | Old Dominion | 5.9 | 61 | 40.2 | 37.8 | 18 | 30% | 2% | 11% | −8.1 |
| 42 | Gerald Shouse | Louisiana Tech | 5.9 | 48 | 40.7 | 38.1 | 28 | 57% | 4% | 33% | +4.6 |
| 43 | Yannis Routsas | UTSA | 6.1 | 62 | 39.5 | 36.5 | 19 | 31% | 6% | 32% | −12.3 |
| 44 | Bentlee Critcher | App State | 6.2 | 47 | 44.1 | 39.0 | 15 | 32% | 13% | 22% | +1.1 |
| 45 | Toby Baker | Arkansas | 6.3 | 42 | 41.3 | 38.1 | 21 | 50% | 5% | 37% | +4.0 |
| 46 | Joe Schopper | Purdue | 6.3 | 58 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 19 | 33% | 3% | 32% | −4.4 |
| 47 | Daniel Pasquariello | Penn State | 6.3 | 52 | 40.3 | 36.2 | 14 | 27% | 6% | 16% | −0.7 |
| 48 | Dillon Kidd | Iowa | 6.3 | 53 | 40.4 | 37.0 | 24 | 44% | 8% | 37% | +4.4 |
| 49 | Alexander Kinal | Wake Forest | 6.4 | 75 | 43.8 | 41.2 | 34 | 45% | 4% | 34% | +14.6 |
| 50 | Christian Koch | Miami (OH) | 6.4 | 82 | 38.4 | 36.2 | 19 | 23% | 2% | 32% | −19.7 |
| 51 | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | 6.7 | 49 | 44.0 | 38.7 | 22 | 45% | 14% | 14% | +3.7 |
| 52 | Erich Toth | Indiana | 6.9 | 58 | 41.7 | 36.7 | 19 | 32% | 9% | 21% | −4.9 |
| 53 | Jacob Ambrose | Northern Illinois | 6.9 | 65 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 21 | 35% | 5% | 37% | −2.6 |
| 54 | Austin Barnes | Eastern Michigan | 6.9 | 45 | 43.6 | 40.6 | 16 | 36% | 2% | 19% | +2.1 |
| 55 | Ryan Rodwell | Georgia Tech | 7.0 | 46 | 39.0 | 37.3 | 17 | 38% | 0% | 25% | +1.7 |
| 56 | Nicolas Pritchard | Maryland | 7.1 | 55 | 38.2 | 36.3 | 13 | 24% | 2% | 33% | −13.4 |
| 57 | Aleem Sunanon | South Alabama | 7.2 | 31 | 42.7 | 39.7 | 6 | 19% | 0% | 23% | +1.8 |
| 58 | Dalton Schomp | Florida Atlantic | 7.2 | 45 | 48.0 | 43.8 | 19 | 43% | 5% | 24% | +11.4 |
| 59 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | 7.2 | 93 | 41.4 | 38.1 | 24 | 30% | 7% | 30% | +3.9 |
| 60 | Chris Qualls | UL Monroe | 7.3 | 87 | 36.7 | 34.1 | 23 | 27% | 4% | 42% | −25.0 |
| 61 | Matthew Wyman | Kansas | 7.3 | 53 | 41.5 | 37.6 | 13 | 24% | 2% | 8% | −8.1 |
| 62 | Tyler Sarrazin | Southern Miss | 7.3 | 39 | 40.1 | 35.9 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 3% | +3.0 |
| 63 | Austin Rehkow | Idaho | 7.4 | 49 | 45.7 | 39.6 | 15 | 31% | 7% | 26% | +2.5 |
| 64 | Logan Laurent | Massachusetts | 7.4 | 63 | 42.2 | 38.1 | 16 | 26% | 8% | 28% | +2.0 |
| 65 | Matt Bonadies | Middle Tennessee | 7.4 | 26 | 40.6 | 36.2 | 8 | 31% | 8% | 8% | −10.2 |
| 66 | Aaron Dalton | Utah State | 7.4 | 66 | 41.0 | 37.7 | 26 | 39% | 5% | 34% | −3.4 |
| 67 | Eric Keena | North Texas | 7.5 | 60 | 44.2 | 41.6 | 20 | 34% | 5% | 38% | +4.5 |
| 68 | Josh Williams | SMU | 7.6 | 38 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 11 | 30% | 0% | 11% | −8.5 |
| 69 | Alan Luna | UTEP | 7.7 | 65 | 44.4 | 37.6 | 16 | 27% | 17% | 8% | −1.5 |
| 70 | Corey Fatony | Missouri | 7.7 | 81 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 27 | 33% | 4% | 33% | +10.0 |
| 71 | Nick Walsh | Kansas State | 7.9 | 63 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 16 | 25% | 13% | 37% | −3.8 |
| 72 | Trevor Daniel | Tennessee | 8.0 | 55 | 45.4 | 40.5 | 24 | 44% | 13% | 27% | +15.1 |
| 73 | Alex Starzyk | Temple | 8.0 | 58 | 42.2 | 37.7 | 20 | 34% | 12% | 28% | +4.9 |
| 74 | Sean Kelly | South Carolina | 8.1 | 55 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 25% | +10.3 |
| 75 | Jonny Linehan | BYU | 8.3 | 58 | 43.0 | 38.4 | 17 | 29% | 5% | 28% | −1.4 |
| 76 | Mattias Ciabatti | South Florida | 8.4 | 57 | 43.2 | 38.9 | 20 | 36% | 7% | 19% | +5.7 |
| 77 | Hayden Hunt | Colorado State | 8.5 | 50 | 46.3 | 42.5 | 26 | 51% | 2% | 33% | +13.2 |
| 78 | Nicholas Conte | Virginia | 8.6 | 52 | 44.7 | 38.7 | 19 | 36% | 10% | 21% | +2.5 |
| 79 | Riley Dixon | Syracuse | 8.6 | 65 | 43.7 | 40.3 | 30 | 46% | 8% | 33% | +10.2 |
| 80 | Peter Mortell | Minnesota | 8.7 | 70 | 43.3 | 39.2 | 29 | 41% | 3% | 22% | +7.4 |
| 81 | Michael Carrizosa | San José State | 9.0 | 43 | 47.7 | 41.9 | 20 | 47% | 14% | 19% | +13.3 |
| 82 | Lumi Kaba | Texas State | 9.1 | 65 | 44.3 | 40.9 | 18 | 30% | 7% | 21% | +8.1 |
| 83 | Blake O'Neill | Michigan | 9.2 | 53 | 41.3 | 37.4 | 25 | 49% | 8% | 26% | +4.6 |
| 84 | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | 9.3 | 38 | 45.9 | 39.8 | 14 | 36% | 13% | 20% | +3.0 |
| 85 | Trevor Owens | Middle Tennessee | 9.3 | 31 | 36.2 | 30.9 | 5 | 16% | 6% | 20% | −20.8 |
| 86 | Caleb Houston | UCF | 9.4 | 65 | 44.2 | 40.2 | 30 | 46% | 5% | 47% | +4.6 |
| 87 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | 9.4 | 65 | 41.0 | 35.7 | 18 | 31% | 9% | 27% | −6.4 |
| 88 | Taylor Symmank | Texas Tech | 9.5 | 25 | 44.7 | 37.3 | 10 | 40% | 12% | 16% | +2.8 |
| 89 | Kyle Schmidt | Ball State | 9.6 | 58 | 39.7 | 37.7 | 23 | 40% | 0% | 25% | −4.3 |
| 90 | Rigoberto Sanchez | Hawai'i | 9.6 | 74 | 45.1 | 42.0 | 33 | 52% | 2% | 26% | +15.3 |
| 91 | Collin Barber | Georgia | 9.8 | 39 | 40.3 | 34.4 | 13 | 33% | 15% | 21% | −3.8 |
| 92 | Ryan Kay | Troy | 10.1 | 61 | 41.9 | 37.0 | 23 | 38% | 11% | 24% | −3.3 |
| 93 | Anthony Torres | New Mexico State | 10.1 | 66 | 40.6 | 35.7 | 23 | 35% | 5% | 5% | −15.2 |
| 94 | Landon Foster | Kentucky | 10.1 | 61 | 40.3 | 35.9 | 18 | 30% | 3% | 25% | −16.6 |
| 95 | Drew Kaser | Texas A&M | 10.1 | 53 | 48.0 | 41.3 | 21 | 40% | 15% | 21% | +16.1 |
| 96 | Cason Beatty | Florida State | 10.1 | 55 | 44.5 | 40.0 | 22 | 41% | 6% | 34% | +3.9 |
| 97 | Nick Porebski | Oregon State | 10.4 | 72 | 41.1 | 38.5 | 29 | 40% | 1% | 44% | −4.5 |
| 98 | Wil Lutz | Georgia State | 10.8 | 57 | 43.9 | 38.6 | 21 | 36% | 7% | 15% | +3.9 |
| 99 | Jamie Keehn | LSU | 10.8 | 54 | 40.9 | 36.5 | 17 | 33% | 10% | 31% | −7.7 |
| 100 | Joey Roth | Rutgers | 11.1 | 58 | 40.0 | 34.8 | 11 | 19% | 10% | 36% | −18.6 |
| 101 | Matt Haack | Arizona State | 11.2 | 67 | 43.3 | 40.3 | 33 | 49% | 0% | 19% | +7.2 |
| 102 | Jackson Koonce | SMU | 11.8 | 27 | 39.6 | 30.7 | 3 | 12% | 8% | 20% | −13.2 |
| 103 | Alex Boy | Nevada | 11.9 | 63 | 42.3 | 38.2 | 18 | 29% | 6% | 37% | +2.5 |
| 104 | Zachary Block | Tulane | 12.0 | 47 | 37.9 | 32.5 | 6 | 13% | 2% | 39% | −25.4 |
| 105 | Brandon McKee | South Alabama | 12.0 | 39 | 39.8 | 31.9 | 7 | 18% | 18% | 21% | −11.9 |
| 106 | Sam Foltz | Nebraska | 12.1 | 53 | 44.4 | 38.6 | 15 | 28% | 9% | 15% | −3.6 |
| 107 | Logan Yunker | UNLV | 12.3 | 67 | 42.5 | 38.1 | 19 | 29% | 11% | 38% | −4.3 |
| 108 | Kris Albarado | USC | 12.4 | 59 | 41.3 | 36.9 | 16 | 27% | 5% | 44% | −5.8 |
| 109 | Ian Wheeler | Oregon | 12.7 | 44 | 40.1 | 34.2 | 13 | 28% | 5% | 33% | −13.8 |
| 110 | James Farrimond | Rice | 13.4 | 59 | 43.1 | 36.8 | 17 | 33% | 4% | 29% | −4.8 |
| 111 | Ryan Frain | Illinois | 14.0 | 70 | 40.2 | 33.4 | 12 | 17% | 13% | 20% | −22.1 |
| 112 | Garrett Swanson | Fresno State | 14.5 | 67 | 42.2 | 37.3 | 21 | 31% | 4% | 40% | −7.6 |
| 113 | Justin Vogel | Miami | 14.6 | 60 | 43.0 | 37.2 | 21 | 36% | 10% | 32% | −4.7 |
| 114 | Alex Barta | Navy | 14.9 | 39 | 42.3 | 34.9 | 11 | 28% | 18% | 18% | −6.6 |
| 115 | Tommy Openshaw | Vanderbilt | 15.4 | 79 | 40.9 | 34.9 | 30 | 38% | 4% | 36% | −10.7 |
| 116 | Zach Charme | Washington State | 16.5 | 41 | 40.0 | 32.8 | 11 | 27% | 10% | 20% | −16.4 |
| 117 | Joseph Davidson | Bowling Green | 18.3 | 49 | 45.6 | 39.4 | 14 | 30% | 6% | 19% | −3.8 |
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